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· 11/30/1984

Mariscotti v. Tinari

Citations

  • 485 A.2d 56
  • 335 Pa. Super. 599
  • 1984 Pa. Super. LEXIS 6782

How courts have described this case

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  • stating that an essential element of a claim of legal malpractice, whether the action is denominated assumpsit or trespass, is proof of actual loss
  • whether appellant could have obtained a better settlement if her attorney had given her a correct evaluation of her husband’s stock was speculative, thus defeating any cause of action for malpractice of the attorney negotiating the settlement
  • an essential element ofa claim oflegal malpractice is proof of actual loss

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Judges: Brosky, Wieand, McEwen

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